Tool.



J. L. LiTOMY.

TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, ma.

1 1 86,807 Patented June 13, 1916.

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Application filed February 1, 1916. Serial No. 75,482.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JOHN L. LITOMY, a subject of the King of Hungary, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a compound tool comprising a number of wrenches or other flat implements all of which are mounted side by side in a holder or body portion so that any one of them can be extended into operative position while the others form with the holder or body portion a handle for manipulating the extended tool.

The objects of the invention are to mount: the various implements in a holder or body portion which shall provide a smooth and comfortable handle; to enable any of the tools to be wedged in either idle or operative position by sliding it longitudinally of the holder or body portion; to secure for the tools a longitudinal bearing upon the holder or body portion, so as to afford strength and rigidity in use; to avoid removability of any of the parts, so that they cannot become detached or lost; to secure compactness and simplicity of construction and operation, and to secure other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tool embodying my invention, the parts being in closed position; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 34 of Fig. 2, showing one of the members or tools partially swung open to bring it into operative position, and Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view showing said tool swung entirely open and slid into operative position.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates a channel member or holder having longitudinal parallel flanges 2, 2 held in spaced relation by a connecting portion 3. Substantiallymidway between the ends of said flanges 2 is a pivot pin'4 extending through both flanges and spaced from the bottom or connecting porg tion 3. Preferably this pin 4 is riveted so" as to be irremovable and hold the flanges 2 from spreading apart.- Pivotally carried. upon the pivot pin 4 is a plurality of mem hers or implements 5,, the thicknesses of which are proportioned to the distance between the flanges 2 song to fill the space therebetween without undue binding and be loose enough to be readily swung upon the pivot pin.

Preferably the members or implements 5 are slotted as at 6 longitudinally of them selves, and the pivot pin 4 extends through the slots of the several implements thereby permitting thesame to be slid on the pivot pinlongitudinally of the channel member 1. These slots 6 extend near enough to one end of the implements 5 to allow said imple, ments when the pivot pin is at thatend of the slots to be swung from one end of the channel member 1 to the other. When the implements are positioned longitudinally of the channel member, that is, when they rest against the bottom or connecting portion of the channel, they maybe slid longitudinally thereof byvirtue of the slots 6, and the pin 4 is so far removed from the end of the implements when the same are slid inwardly that they cannot be swung at that time. Obviously, any one of the implements may be slid so as to position the pin in the end of the slot adjacent the end of the implement so that it may be swung independent of the rest, (see Fig. 3), and when swung entirely over to the opposite end of the channel member the implement may be slid inwardly or toward the others and will then be held against swinging back again until it has been slid outwardly. In this way any one of the implements 5 desired may be swung into operative position very readily, and a leverage may be obtained thereon greater than the length of the single implement.

In order to hold the implements slid inwardly, or so the same cannot swing, I preferably provide means for wedging them as they are slid to. this inner position. As shown, this is accomplished by tapering the implements from their inner. toward their outer ends along their longitudinal edges, so that the outer end is wider than the inner end. @The slots 6 are of substantially the same width'for their entire length, and are positioned midway between the tapering side edges of the implements, so that as any one implement is slid inwardly of the channel member-1 the part thereof between the tapering edge and the slotwill wedge between the pivot pin 4 and the bottom or connect; ing portion 3 of the channel member 1. This enables all of the implements when the tool is closed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to be slid into wedged relation to the holder and compactness and immovability of parts with respect to each other secured; it also enables any implement which has to be swung into operative position to be wedged .fast, as shown in Fig. 4 so that the whole tool is then rigid and its parts immovable with respect to each other.

The length of the holder 1s preferably such as to always cover the slotted ends of the implements or extend slightly beyond them, as shown, and it will be noted that by my construction a smooth comfortable grasp of the tool can be had in using-the same.

One of the implements which I have shown in my improved tool is an alligator .wrench, designated by reference numeral-7,

and the end tooth 8 of the toothed jaw of this wrench I have shown elongated beyond the other teeth. This enables the wrench to be used as a bottle opener or for the removal of bottle caps, and at the same time does not in any way impair its ordinary use as a wrench, since the jaw bearing this tooth 8 is enough longer than the other jaw so that the tooth does not restrict the opening between the jaws. The sald elongated tooth 8 is adapted to engage beneath the edge of a bottle cap, while the end 9 of the other jaw engages the top of the cap approximatelyat its middle.

Obviously detail modifications and changes may be made in manufacturing my 1mproved tool without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understood as restricting myself except as required bythe following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is.

1. In a tool-0f the character described, the combination of a channel member, an implement having a slot longitudinally of I itself extending adjacent its inner end, and

a pivot pin secured to said channel member and passing through said slot whereby the implement may be slid within the channel member and may be swung on the pivot pin when the same is at the end of the slot adjacent the inner end of the implement and prevented from swinging when the implement is slid inwardly to position the pin at the other end of the slot, said parts being arranged and adapted to wedge the implement when slid to-its inner position.. i

2. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a channel member, an implement having a slot longitudinally of itself extending adjacent its inner end, and a pivot pin secured to said channel memthe implement is wedged between the pin and channel member when slid to its inner position and is freeto swing when slid to its outer position.

3. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a holder providing a channel or groove, a plurality of implements arranged fiatwise with respect to each other and inserted at one end in said groove,

a pin extending through said holder and implements permitting any of them to be swung in the plane of the holder, and means for wedging each tool between said holder and pin to clamp it against swinging. 1

'4. In a tool of the characterdescribed, the combination of a holder providing a channel or groove, a plurality of implements arranged fiatwise with respect to each other and inserted at one end in said groove, said inserted ends all being slotted longitudinally, a pin extending through said holder and slots permitting any of the tools to be swung in the plane of the holder or slid longitudinally thereof when in alinement with the holder, and means for causing the tool to wedge between the holder and pin when slid.

5. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a holder providing a channel or groove, an implement arranged edgewise in said groove and having a slot longitudinally of itself extending adjacent its inner end, and a pivot pin secured to said channel member and passing through said slot,.said parts arranged and adapted to turn with respect to each other when said pivot pin lies in one end portion of the slot and to wedge in fixed relation to each other when they are slid to move the pin into the other end portion of the slot.

6. In a tool of the character described, *the combination of a holder providing a channel or groove, an implement arranged edgewise in said groove and having a slot longitudinally of itself extending adjacent its inner end, and a pivot pin secured to said I channel member and passing through said slot, said parts arranged and adapted to turn with respectto each other when said pivot pin lies in one end portion of the ber and passing through said slot whereby 7. In a tool of the character described,

the combination of a holder providing a channel or groove, an implement arranged edgewise in said groove and having a slot longitudinally of itself extending adjacent its inner end, and a pivot pin secured to said channel member and passing through said slot, said parts arranged and adapted to turn with respect to each other when said pivot pin lies in one end portion of the slot and to Wedge in fixed relation to each other 1e when they are slid to move the pin into the other end portion of the slot and the relative length of the slot and holder being such that the slotted end of the tool never projects from said holder and the opposite end '15 of the tool always projects from said holder.

JOHN L. LITOMY. 

